DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 82.5 - - 83.9 - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 133 - - 83 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 4357 - - 4060 - - 271 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 3529 - - 3038 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2397 - - 5246 - - 4949 - - 1160 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3651 - - 1984 - - 1983 - - 4481 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 364 - - 309 - - 52 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 055 - - 065 - - 070 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1251 - - -368 - - -2135 - - -4029 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3649 - - 5614 - - 7085 - - 5190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3016 - - -5577 - - -7466 - - -8993 ODpotential blCL - - - 5413 - - 10823 - - 12415 - - 10153 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 58 - - 48 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 20 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 82.5 - - 83.9 - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.2 - - 61.2 - - 56.3 - - 61.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.4 - - 81.7 - - 83.4 - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.9 - - 59.9 - - 54.9 - - 60.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 133 - - 83 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 4357 - - 4060 - - 271 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99639 43 094 38 091 34 097 36 083 99639 92065 38 094 33 093 32 087 29 086 92065 86241 25 089 28 088 29 088 22 085 86241 81431 25 081 24 097 21 086 20 075 81431 77296 19 062 22 079 18 089 16 069 77296 73645 14 094 16 087 17 071 15 057 73645 70354 19 058 18 074 20 083 14 064 70354 67345 13 038 17 057 19 064 18 046 67345 64567 12 047 16 056 16 050 18 030 64567 61880 19 009 17 032 15 032 15 016 61880 59079 17 344 19 002 19 003 18 002 59079 56167 20 342 24 350 27 346 26 355 56167 53388 26 339 35 342 34 337 32 345 53388 50895 30 343 37 342 37 336 39 346 50895 48668 36 351 38 344 36 338 45 344 48668 46655 40 353 36 346 35 343 41 346 46655 44814 37 354 34 345 36 349 36 348 44814 43116 33 355 29 341 33 346 35 353 43116 41531 28 357 24 338 30 339 36 358 41531 40043 21 352 21 341 26 330 35 355 40043 38641 17 343 20 346 25 329 30 348 38641 37286 18 329 20 344 23 328 27 338 37286 35909 17 324 20 330 21 328 25 329 35909 34480 13 327 20 314 20 326 22 327 34480 33000 12 328 18 308 21 314 18 323 33000 31451 10 330 15 310 22 303 17 318 31451 29825 9 346 13 318 20 306 20 309 29825 28119 9 005 10 323 17 316 20 307 28119 26329 9 006 9 340 16 317 17 314 26329 24460 11 359 10 356 14 322 18 327 24460 22513 11 355 11 353 13 344 16 335 22513 20482 10 352 11 349 15 359 15 359 20482 18363 12 354 11 350 14 008 17 019 18363 16202 11 005 12 004 13 018 19 030 16202 14123 13 034 12 023 13 031 23 039 14123 12232 14 055 13 034 16 039 26 044 12232 10549 15 066 12 045 15 039 26 049 10549 9056 13 070 11 067 11 048 22 051 9056 7732 9 070 11 068 10 064 16 047 7732 6559 8 063 11 060 10 063 12 035 6559 5522 10 057 11*059 10*060 9 028 5522 4607 12 056 10*061 9*062 7 030 4607 3798 13 058 9 063 9 066 5 044 3798 3075 13 060 9 065 9 069 4 083 3075 2435 10*059 9 066 9 071 6 108 2435 1901 8*055 8 067 9 073 6 111 1901 1491 7 055 8 068 9 074 6 113 1491 1208 7 055 8 069 9 074 6*115 1208 1037 6 054 7 069 8 076 5*115 1037 939 5 053 6 069 7 075 4 117 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography